{"product_id":"opal-fire","title":"Opal Fire","description":"Review\n\n\"A very skillful craftsman, Omar creates a keyboard driven tour de force that takes you somewhere else entirely.\" -- Chris Spector, Midwest Record Recap\n\nOmar spins musical stories of love, loss and redemption, tales that open the heart and touch the soul. -- Steve Ryals, New Age Retailer, October 2002\n\nProduct Description\n\nThe new age music family is about to receive a wake up call, and his name is Omar. Challenging the notion that New Age is best suited for elevators and long naps, this multicultural prodigy gives the genre a fresh beat. Omar is a classically trained pianist who owns a gift for composing intriguing melodies that dance in your head long after the music has stopped. The son of a U.N. diplomat, Omar has spent decades living around the globe, soaking up musical influences from far flung locales such as Afghanistan, Cuba, France, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. These exotic flavors are woven together brilliantly on songs with haunting melodies which take flight and soar with expansive orchestrations and passionate rhythms. And in more soothing moments, Opal Fire is equally amazing in its ability to evoke an emotional response in a beautifully serene way.\n\nFrom the Artist\n\n\"People who don’t understand new age sometimes complain that it all sounds the same,\" offered Omar from his L.A. home. \"Real new age fans appreciate the artistry of people like Yanni and Kitaro, but a lot of people haven’t developed a taste for it yet. That’s where I hope to come in.\" Omar best illustrates his diverse musical talents on the standout piece \"Waves of Emotion\". What begins as a beautiful solo piano performance gradually builds with layers of progressively powerful orchestration until the song reaches an emotional climax. Unexpectedly, a bass line and percussion track emerge from the passionate afterglow, as Omar’s performance on piano and synthesizer soar above the arrangement. \"It’s amazing what you can do with computers and synthesizers today,\" remarked Omar, \"you can virtually create an orchestra. But when you hear my piano, there’s nothing automated, that’s all me.\" In fact, Omar considers his virtuoso talent to be something of a secret weapon in the new age genre. \"I can’t wait to get out there and perform live,\" said Omar, \"I love to entertain and interact with people.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00006FIA2\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B00006FIA2.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Omar Akram|Omar\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41901162266682,"sku":"DBV.B00006FIA2.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B00006FIA2-0.jpg?v=1794024819","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/opal-fire","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}